HERZOGENAURACH, Germany, March 5 (Reuters) - German
sportswear company Adidas on Wednesday warned that
weakening emerging market currencies, notably the Russian
rouble, would hurt 2014 results and pose a risk to its 2015
targets even as sales are helped by the soccer World Cup.

The world's second biggest sportswear firm, which has been
losing ground to market leader Nike, makes about half of
its sales in fast-growing emerging markets, where currencies
have been sliding in recent months.

"The currency situation, as it is right now, represents a
significant risk to the achievement of our goals," Chief
Executive Herbert Hainer told a news conference.
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